REPOR T OF THE A GRIGUL 7 URIS T. 95 



The total cost for the growing of the crops in 1892 from 45-41 acres (of which 4 

 acres were cropped twice) was $795. That included rent of land at $3 per acre, the 

 labour for cultivation, seed, sowing, harvesting and delivering them, at the barn, root- 

 house, silos or stable, threshed or cut and ready to feed. It also included an allowance for 

 proportion of time of farm foreman : but it did not include any allowance for the use of 

 farm machinery (except the engine), nor did it include any amount as an equivalent for 

 the exhaustion of soil or the application of manure. 



The time of a man was reckoned at $1.25 per day and the time of a man and team 

 of horses at $2.50 per day. 



TOTAL YIELD OF CROPS FROM 40-ACRE LOT IN 1893. 



Cereal Crops. 



Lbs. of straw. Lbs. of grain. 



3 31 acres, Mixed Cereal crop 7,802 1,948 



5-60 acres do 23,061 8,025 



Lbs. cured fodder. 



• 78 acres do 2,500 



• 29 acres Fall Rye fed green 



3-71 acres do 20,685 



L88 acres Clover, first crop 8,310 



do second crop not all cured 6,660 



Boot Crops. 



Tons. Lbs. 



2 acres, Carrots 48 310 



2 acres, Mangels 40 140 



Indian Corn and Horse Bean Crojis. 



Tons. Lbs. 



14 acres Corn and Horse Beans, mixed 1(1.'! 574 



4 acres do (after Rye) 39 1,335 



4 acres Sunflower heads 13 555 



Pasture. 

 2 43 acres. 

 1 ' 88 acres after clover was cut. 



The total cost for the growing of the crops in 1893 from 44 acres (of which 4 acres 

 were cropped twice), was $833. That included rent of land at $3 per acre, the labour for 

 cultivation, seed, sowing, harvesting and delivering them at the barn, root house, silos 

 or stable, threshed or cut and ready to feed. It also included an allowance for pro- 

 portion of time of farm foreman ; but it did not include any allowance for the use of 

 farm machinery (except the engine) ; nor did it include any amount as an equivalent 

 for the exhaustion of soil or the application of manure. The time of a man was 

 reckoned at $1.25 per day, and the time of a man and team of horses at $2.50 per day. 



TOTAL YIELD OF CROPS FROM 40-ACRE LOT IN 1894. 



Cereal Crops. 



Lbs. cured fodder. 



7 * 75 acres, Mixed Cereal crop 36,200 



1 acre do cut green 15,390 



Boot Crops. 



Tons. Lbs. 



2 acres, Carrots 56 1,509 



2 acres, Mangels 42 1,398 



